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12-03-08

In 1979 and 1981 a VW 181 team tried to drive the Paris-Dakar Rally. Both cars never reached Dakar (but that's just a minor detail). The white car participated in 1979 and was equiped with a female pilot and co-pilot (Comte/Rijswijck). The red car, nicknamed Tazagou, drove the 1981 edition (Moroux/Terasse). Many thanks to Sebastien from Dakardantan for the pictures.

19-01-08

16-01-08

They look like vw bus mirrors but the 181 had a slightly different mirror. If you take a good look, you will notice that the support is longer. The reason for this: low mounting point on the 181 door/body. Early 181 had those mirrors on the doors, later models on the panel in front of the door. So without the doors, a late 181 had the best visibility.